Chemistry:Tyrosinol

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Tyrosinol
Tyrosinol.svg
Names
Other names
β-amino-4-hydroxybenzenepropanol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C9H13NO2
Molar mass 167.208 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Melting point 91.4–92.1 °C (196.5–197.8 °F; 364.5–365.2 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Tyrosinol is an organic compound with the formula HOC
6
H
4
CH
2
CH(NH
2
)CH
2
OH
. A colorless or white solid, it is produced by the reduction of the amino acid tyrosine with borane dimethylsulfide.[1] The compound, which is chiral, is an example of a 1,2-ethanolamine as well as a phenethylamine.[2]

Related compounds

References

  1. Phoon, Chee Wee; Abell, Chris (1998). "Solid Phase Aldol and Conjugate Addition Reactions Using Evans' Oxazolidinone Chiral Auxiliary". Tetrahedron Letters 39 (17): 2655–2658. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00230-5. 
  2. Martin Ernst; Johann-Peter Melder; Franz Ingo Berger; Christian Koch (2022). "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a10_001.pub2.